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Tribogenics Adds Advisor

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Los Angeles-based Tribogenics , which is developing X-ray technology, said last week that it has added Professor Giuseppe Pezzotti to its Scientific Advisory Board. The company said it will use Pezzotti's expertise to help it expand use of its technolog to medical imaging, rare earth elements, mining, energy and other areas.

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Tribogenics Launches Handheld Metal Identification Device

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Los Angeles-based Tribogenics , the UCLA spinout which is developing hand held X-ray devices, has rolled out its first product, a handheld device for analyzing metal alloys. The company said the device can be used for positive materials identification (PMI), scrap metal recycling, quality assurance and quality control.

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Recruitment Goal In Obama Precision Med Study: 1M in 3 or 4 Years

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National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins (pictured) and FDA commissioner Rob Califf spoke on a call this afternoon to update the Precision Medicine Initiative, or PMI, which President Obama unveiled in early 2015. And the NIH will work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to open the PMI to veterans.

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